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FANGHUA girls’ shoes — chemical & choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalChokingSuffocationOct 12, 2012
Photo from the official notice: FANGHUA girls’ shoes — chemical & choking risk
Photo from the official notice: FANGHUA girls’ shoes — chemical & choking risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 5.93 mg/kg by weight dimethylfumarate (DMF).Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is strongly sensitising on contact with the skin, and consumer products containing dimethylfumarate are banned according to the REACH Regulation.The product also poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (a rhinestone) that may easily detach and be swallowed by small children.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

Children’s shoes – with a red upper and a black sole, with a self-adhesive strap with a flower at the end. On the front of the upper there is an attached ribbon with a textile flower decorated with small beads glued onto the fabric. The shoes emit a pungent smell. On the sole there is a picture of t

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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